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Anyone remember him?

https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/14930

Decent enough fighter but seemed to be stuck between weights, too big for Cruiser took small for Heavy. I remember seeing him done in the first by Mike Holden (on of those 'Video Boxing Monthly' tapes Steve Holdsworth did) He dropped down to Cruiser and after a few low key wins lost to Chris Bacon for the WBF European Super Cruiser title (whatever happened to that title?)

Anyway by way of contrast it seems he's now an Astrologer !!

https://astrolodge.co.uk/biography-israel-ajose/

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/ch ... Nh6YDTJWw/

https://youtube.com/channel/UCbz7V2O6tKGVMQieCk_ArfQ

A remarkable career shift

Probably would have benefited from the 90.7kg shift. As you say, strange career move.

Looking at his record and saw the loss against Alexander Vasiliev, he caused a few upsets over here, beat Ajose, Senior, Lewellyn, Potter.
Lost to Ellis, Akinwande, Hide and Nelson.

A good value opponent, tough man who didn't come to lay down

Old bones Ian wrote: ↑09 Jan 2021, 05:19 Looking at his record and saw the loss against Alexander Vasiliev, he caused a few upsets over here, beat Ajose, Senior, Lewellyn, Potter.
Lost to Ellis, Akinwande, Hide and Nelson.

A good value opponent, tough man who didn't come to lay down

Very bizarre happening, I have about 10 years worth of Boxing News in a built in cupboard at my Mums, went round there the other day and decided to take a bundle to look through. I haven't done this since putting them in there 20 years ago.
This morning the first one I pick up out of all of them, and open it up the first report is of Alexander Vasiliev fighting Nelson.

Well its bizarre to me

Jimmy2020 wrote: ↑09 Jan 2021, 04:59 Probably would have benefited from the 90.7kg shift. As you say, strange career move.

If only Bridget weight had existed then

Old bones Ian wrote: ↑09 Jan 2021, 06:52
Very bizarre happening, I have about 10 years worth of Boxing News in a built in cupboard at my Mums, went round there the other day and decided to take a bundle to look through. I haven't done this since putting them in there 20 years ago.
This morning the first one I pick up out of all of them, and open it up the first report is of Alexander Vasiliev fighting Nelson.

Well its bizarre to me

Ajose was well known on the London amateur circuit in the 90's and had a few runs at the ABA's if my memory serves. I knew someone who boxed him in the amateurs and lost but was giving away tons of experience.

He used to wear the star of David on his shorts and I seem to recall him converting to Judaism or something along those lines.